This place is fantastic! Great plans too that suit everyone. It's a boundering gym downstairs and…read morehas regular fitness equipment upstairs. My husband and I needed a new fitness center since we moved into a smaller home and had to give up our homegym. But this has all we need, dumbells, weights, machines, mats, clean bathrooms, and some machines to include rowing. The downstairs is a lovely bouldering gym my kids love. There is kids programs here as well. The place is super clean, and the staff is very friendly and helpful. There is parking but it's close to the main down town. There is drop in rates as well, cute place, I am happy it's here!

Really fun and chill place to hang out and get some exercise in. Staff are friendly and helpful…read morewith signing in.

This place is always so much fun. The facility is huge, so the walls, bouldering areas and routes…read moreare diverse with a wide range of difficulty levels. For first timers wanting to climb the rope routes, they have to come with a partner and take a free introductory belaying course. The staff are incredibly helpful and pleasant to train with. For people wanting to pay a little less and avoid rope routes, they can opt for the bouldering routes scattered throughout the gym. My favourite is this cave like area, even if I'm usually not experienced enough to get through its routes. This isn't just a place for adults to get fit or hang out with friends. I actually see a lot of young children with their parents. I think rock climbing is an excellent activity that kids naturally take to and it also helps develop their confidence, fitness, problem solving skills and trust of their parents if they're belaying on the roped routes. The prices are fairly high if you only go casually and have no gear. The day pass is $12 + $7 for full equipment rental. However, if you go often, the membership prices are: 1 Month Membership $65 3 Month Membership $175 6 Month Membership $300 12 Month Membership $450 The location is a hassle to get to if you travel by bus.

Had my first zip lining experience here this past weekend. It was amazing!…read more Most of our group had never gone zip lining before and some of us were really scared. With a sense of humor the guides were quick to calm nerves. They were knowlegable and helpful. We will definitely be going back!

This was my first time at Parc Laflèche and I was so excited as were my children, unfortunately due…read moreto a terrible experience with one of the guides our experience was ruined. As we were starting our adventure within 5 minutes of being on the course, this particular guide began yelling at me in front of the entire group that I was not using the hooks properly and if I did it again I would be asked to leave the course, she then proceeded to yell at my son and tell him"it would have been really nice if you would have listened to what I was saying in the beginning" ( he's 5 and was having a hard time opening the hooks and attaching them to the cable) She said it again and again and blamed us for holding back the group. While we were frantically trying to get through the course because apparently we were holding the entire group back, we overheard her saying " what is wrong with these people and it's their fault that we are behind!" We never said a word because we were really trying to enjoy the course and not let this women ruin it. All of a sudden she tells us to get down because our time is up ( we were supposed to have 2 1/2 hours to finish this course and we still had an hour left) so we went up to her and said " we don't understand why we can't finish?" She proceeded to tell us that we were cutting into her break time and our time was done! She then looked at her watch and said " oh I have the time wrong" okay you can finish. We finished with lots of time left over, and never got an apology from her. She was plain and simple picking on us the entire time. It is a beautiful course and would have loved every minute of it if we were treated decently.

Kiddo had lots of fun doing the clip and climb part of the gym. Lots of different options and each…read morewall had three levels of difficulty to make things more challenging (I.e. only the red holds)

I signed my teen son up for a week of advanced rock climbing camp. He was put with an 8 year old…read moreand told to climb walls for young children. Meanwhile my son is an advanced climber (climbs Fridays with Coyote Rock. He hated camp! We called to see if some thing could be done -THERE WERE NO RETURN PHONE CALLS. The camp was $300 and could care less about their students and families. We signed up for a teen advanced (magma camp). They did not honor their online advertisement! Terrible!!!!!!!!! GO ANYWHERE ELSE!!!!!!!!

What a great place! We went here after hearing that a new gym opened near us. We are members…read moreelsewhere, but we always enjoy checking out new places and this place was awesome! It is very open, and the walls seemed spread out. It seemed the problems were very well spaced out. They change the walls three times a week! Wow, right? This place also serves food, beverage, and libations. The holds were so grippy, maybe because they were new. The bathrooms were clean and large, and they had also had a shower bathroom that was separate. In the middle of the gym there was some workout equipment also geared towards the climber. I also loved how many problems they had. They had some for all levels. Parking was easy and it's part of a larger shopping area. We will be back!

From the owner: Bloc 9.81 is a climbing gym in Outaouais, in the heart of Gatineau and 5 minutes from Ottawa. You…read morewill find high quality climbing for beginners and experts and discover our team of enthusiasts who will make sure to welcome you in a relaxed space where atmosphere and community are our priorities.

I signed up for a 10 week class to properly learn the basics and I think I found my new favourite…read morechallenging thing to do. The gym is lively and the staff/users are so helpful. The challenges get changed up often, so you never get bored of this place! I hope to sign up for a membership in the new year and put what I've learned to work! They also have a ninja warrior style run that I wish I better fit for. Right before my class was a group of kids that were amazing. Must be the advantage of having a better strength to weight ratio that my body type. If you want to perhaps find a new hobby or get into shape I highly recommend you give it a try.

I find it disturbing that the grown men that work here feel that it is ok to come up behind little…read moregirls to check their harnesses when they aren't near the climbing wall and aren't waiting for an orientation/ help. At no point do they introduce themselves. Explain what they need to do and why. They just feel the need to grab little girls hips and pull on them and then startled and scare them. The staff have been aggressive and rude on a number of occasions. We no longer feel comfortable coming here.

Baby Jammers is a fun drop-in program for Mamas to bring their little ones so that the babies can…read moreplay with each other and the available equipment. It's a nice open gym concept that costs $10 + tax for a single drop-in session, but there are other options to pay $90 for 10 classes and $50 for 5 classes. The staff is always friendly and the space is inviting. Baby songs are played on the sound system during the one hour Baby Jammers session (ex. Baby Shark, etc.). I would have given the studio 5 stars for this program if there was an instructor encouraging the little ones to try simple new exercises or dances to songs. I haven't tried the studio's other programs, but they have yoga, kick-boxing, dance and other programs for adults and kids.

Jamfit Energy Studio. Amazing place for kids & adults! Great for new moms, after school classes…read morewhile you run errands, simply a safe place for little ones to get energy out while climbing & jumping on ALL the things! Every adult class is incredible, whether it's Kickboxing, Yoga, Sweatfest, I haven't had a bad experience! Amazing coaches, clean environment, and great people :)

My son had his birthday party here, after a friend had his birthday party there this past summer…read more.. For an insanely reasonable price my son was able to invite 9 of his friends for pizza and two hours of fun! Flying Squirrel supplied paper plates, plastic cutlery, and napkins. All of the kids had a great time. They were exhausted by the end of the party. I highly recommend Flying Squirrel. The staff were super friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable.

I'm extremely disappointed with my visit to Flying Squirrel. During our time there, we were…read moreconstantly harassed by an employee every time one of us tripped or fell -- something completely normal at a trampoline park. Every time, the same employee would rush over and tell us to stand up, even though it was obvious we had just fallen, not sitting around. Nowhere in the posted rules does it say you aren't allowed to fall. What made it even more frustrating was that plenty of others were doing way worse, but somehow we were the only ones being singled out. When we spoke to the manager, all they had to say was that it's the employee's job to "interfere when there's something." Like, of course Sherlock -- but maybe focus on actual problems, not people simply falling in a trampoline park. And as if that wasn't enough, the bathrooms were an absolute disgrace -- filthy floors and overall disgusting. Terrible experience! I've been here several times, and likely the last! I'll go in Laval where at least we are respected and not being harassed for stupid reasons!

It had just opened but we wanted to go check it out as soon as it did. And it did not disappoint!…read moreThe cave is lovely, the walls are challenging and there is some easy problems too. But I love the blend of challenging and easy going. The entrance was a bit confusing, but they are working on signage. You enter from downstairs and then come up. There are locker rooms to leave all your stuff and then upstairs it's huge and fun. There is also food, which I loved that you can grab lunch here too. Staff was super friendly, and everything was brand new and shiny. The gym also looked fantastic. If it was closer I could see using this gym a lot but we live an hour away. I loved the windows too, so much natural light!

It's very frustrating that I have drove past this colossal mirror ball countless times, yet I have…read morenever snapped a photo. The stainless steel ball was commissioned in 1966, and stands elegantly next to the National Research Council of Canada building. Canadian artist Art Price designed the sphere as a symbolic representation of the NRC's research in the area of science and technology. This well known landmark and intriguing piece of art, is outdoors in all of it's glory, on the South side of Montreal Road. I've been fascinated by this giant mirror ball sculpture for years. Check out some local copyrighted pics here: http://www.artbabych.com/2010/October-th/pearl-th.jpg and here: http://www.artbabych.com/2010/October-th/mirror_mirror-th.jpg